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• Facebook to end use of facial recognition software

  02-11-2021 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Facebook will now delete the "facial recognition templates" of more than one billion people.
  
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• House of Lords votes for changes to pension triple lock freeze

  02-11-2021 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Lords votes to continue raising pensions with earnings, setting up a Commons vote on the issue.
  
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• Shipping boss: 'Christmas will be safe' from shortages

  02-11-2021 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The boss of shipping giant Maersk said "Christmas will be safe" from supply chain problems.
  
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• Netflix launches first games on smartphones

  02-11-2021 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The streaming giant is launching five Android games for subscribers in its first foray into gaming.
  
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• Four more UK energy suppliers go bust

  02-11-2021 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four small energy firms are the latest to cease trading amid the soaring cost of global gas prices.
  
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• COP26: Bezos pledges $2bn for restoring nature

  02-11-2021 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos tells the COP26 climate meeting he was inspired by his recent space trip.
  
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• Codasip appoints Brett Cline to drive company growth worldwide

  02-11-2021 15:00
  
  Munich Germany, 2nd November 2021 – Codasip, the leading supplier of customizable RISC-V processor IP, today announced the company has made a senior appointment to boost its global sales effort, with electronics industry veteran Brett Cline appointed as the company’s first Chief Revenue Officer. Cline will help build the global demand and strategic customer relationships for Codasip’s custom RISC-V processor cores and its Studio™ tools. Cline joins Codasip to head-up the
  
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• Yahoo pulls out of China over 'challenging' business conditions

  02-11-2021 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US giant follows other Western tech firms out of a country that is tightening its regulations.
  
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• Elon Musk says Tesla has not signed deal with Hertz

  02-11-2021 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hertz says it is receiving Teslas despite Elon Musk saying no contract had been signed on a deal.
  
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• Fishing row: France delays sanctions as talks over access continue

  02-11-2021 13:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paris has stepped back from a threat to block British fishing boats from its ports from midnight.
  
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• Morrisons sorry for 'non-EU salt and pepper' chicken label

  02-11-2021 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The supermarket says it was an "error" to put the description on one of its chickens.
  
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• BP profits rise amid soaring energy prices

  02-11-2021 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The oil giant says it expects natural gas prices to remain high during peak winter demand.
  
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• Give me a break: more than half of holiday left untaken globally

  02-11-2021 11:00
  
  Data from Edays shows average employees have 55% of their holiday left in 2021 Entertainment, Media & Arts industry sees the biggest backlog of holiday allowance with 79% globally still waiting to be taken With less than three months left before year end, business leaders face burnout and resourcing issues Nottingham, UK, 2nd November 2021: 41% of employees globally have more than half (55%) of their holiday allowance still left to take before the end...Source: RealWire
  
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• Zylpha Launches First Free Online Document Bundling System For All

  02-11-2021 10:30
  
  New Online Tool Set To Transform Entry Level of Legal Document Bundling Technology Leading UK legal systems innovator Zylpha (www.zylpha.com) has launched the first free online legal document bundling system. This enables legal practices of any size to create smaller court-compliant bundles completely free of charge, as many times as required. With a simple online interface, the system has been designed to be both extremely easy to use, yet readily upgradable to ‘paid plans’ should..
  
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• UK FinTech start-up ‘Leslie’ set to transform the way people order, tip and pay on a global scale, after securing a multi-million pound seed investment

  02-11-2021 10:26
  
  London, UK, 2 November 2021: FinTech start-up Leslie has officially launched following a multi-million pound seed round with investment funding from KKR co-founder Henry Kravis, Middleby Corporation, supplier of more than 90% of the largest food service chains across the US, and Australian BNPL founder Larry Diamond, of ZIP. Within just six weeks, Leslie has revolutionised the hospitality industry across the UK, by offering customers a simplified and more efficient way to order, tip and...Source
  
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• Diwali: Covid delays and driver shortages hit preparations

  02-11-2021 07:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Hindu one-stop shop's owner says a reduction in deliveries has made preparing for the festival hard.
  
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• Squid Game crypto token collapses in apparent scam

  02-11-2021 06:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Inspired by the hugely popular Netflix series Squid Game, the tokens had rocketed in value.
  
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• Why UK interest rates could rise this week

  02-11-2021 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Borrowing money in the UK has been cheap for years. But that is unlikely to last for much longer.
  
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• Why Africa urgently needs its own genetic library

  02-11-2021 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Genetically profiling three million Africans could be key for better healthcare, argue scientists.
  
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